Houston Slip & Fall Accident Lawyer

Seeking Compensation After a Property-Related Accident

Spilled products in the grocery store, uneven sidewalks, poorly lit stairwells,
and other hazards are common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t
have the potential to cause serious injuries. Premises owners are obligated
to keep their property reasonably safe for visitors. If you slipped and
fell on someone else's property, you may have a viable
premises liability claim and may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical expenses
and other costs.

Who Is Eligible to File a Premises Liability Claim?

According to Texas law, property owners owe visitors a "duty of care,"
which is a legal obligation to warn or protect visitors from certain mishaps.
This might include a slippery surface in a department store or an unmarked
step. Some visitors may not be entitled to this protection, though.

Under Texas law, there are three types of visitors:

Invitees

Licensees

Trespassers

An invitee is any person who enters the premises with the owner's knowledge
or implied permission. An invitee enters the premises for his / her benefit
and the property owner's benefit. Store customers fall into this category.
Similarly, a licensee enters the premises with permission from the property
owner, but for his / her own purposes instead. This might include a guest
at a social function.

Unlike invitees and licensees, trespassers do not have permission from
the property owner to enter the premises. A trespasser is not entitled
to compensation unless the owner purposefully causes an injury or is grossly
negligent. If you did not enter property legally, you may not be eligible
for any money to cover your injuries. Only invitees and licensees have
the right to pursue compensation.

Do I Have a Slip & Fall Claim?

If a slip and fall accident occurs on a property owner’s land or
on a business’s property, you may have a slip and fall claim. However,
in order for the claim to be justified or valid, the slip and fall accident
must have occurred because of the negligence of that landowner or business.
Conversely, there are certain conditions that may leave the property owner
or business not responsible for the injury.

Some of these reasons may include:

If the hazardous condition was blatantly obvious

If the property owner did not know about the hazard in a suitable amount of time

If the injury could have been avoided by the victim (i.e. If a person were
jumping in a puddle on someone else’s property)

If the property owner or business posted signs or relayed information regarding
the potential hazard

Although a person may be harmed on another person’s property, the
property owner is not always responsible depending on how the injury was
caused and what caused the accident.

Learn More by Calling Our Office Today

It is important that you speak with a personal injury attorney if you believe
your slip and fall accident and resulting injury could have been prevented
by a property owner or business. Do not hesitate to contact The Daspit
Law Firm as soon as possible to request a free case review with a Houston
premises liability attorney. You may be owed compensation for your medical
bills, pain and suffering, and more. Our team of attorneys is highly experienced
and knows what it takes to help our clients obtain maximum compensation.
We offer top-tier accident representation for accident victims, and always
take our cases on a contingency fee basis.